The founder of a leading renewable energy company based in Devon argues that the current energy crisis shows more than ever that people and businesses need to seek out alternatives.

Gabriel Wondrausch of SunGift Solar also says that interest in the opportunities presented by clean energy has risen exponentially in the past year, with commercial solar deployment across the UK having its...

Work is being carried out this week to replace a footbridge in Dartington.

The existing Foxhole Footbridge, which carries a footpath and cyclepath over Bidwell Brook, has had to be temporarily supported with scaffolding for the past year due to deterioration of its steel and timber structure.

From today (Monday 25 October) a £100,000 scheme is getting...

UK, Devon: Lightfoot, the UK’s leading provider of in-cab driver coaching and engagement technology, has today announced that Volpi Capital has invested in the Devon-based green-tech company.

The business, which rewards smoother and safer driving leading to reductions in accidents, fuel use and emissions in fleets, first developed its technology to help ICE fleets cut costs and improve...

Opening in spring 2022, the Outside will be home to a community hub and cafe, with a pottery studio, a surfboard building workshop space, a children’s play area, and a small scale growing space. With the £60,000 raised through their Crowdfunder, they will build a...

A new and improved multi-million Sidmouth Beach Management Plan (BMP) could eliminate the need for a controversial raised splash wall on the seafront.

The news comes following a meeting of the Sidmouth Beach Management Advisory Group, on Monday 25 October, which approved a new plan costing up to £14million - providing the vital flood defences the town needs, better protecting the...

The Outdoors Group is delighted to have been named a winner in the Rural Business Awards South West Region.

The business picked up the award for Best Rural Recreational or Outdoor Pursuits Business Award and will go on to represent the region in the national finals in 2022.

This is the second year in a row that the innovative business, which provides outdoors-based educational...

Housing, helping our economy to recover and being greener will be top priorities for East Devon District Council (EDDC) for years to come, a new plan has revealed.

The authority has published its new ‘Council Plan’. The document will act as a practical roadmap highlighting its key focusses - including making sure people can afford to live, conserving the district’s magnificent...

Pregnant women and people receiving their maternity care from University Hospitals Plymouth will become the first in the UK to be routinely offered a test for group B Streptococcus (GBS), as part of an important new research study.

The study, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme and sponsored by the University of...